Ceremonies

Tuesday took place the traditional graduation ceremony, for only one student
this year in Grise Fiord: read from
CBC.

Thursday, Edna Elias, the Commissioner of
Nunavut, came for an official
visit and to give
awards (read NNSL
article).
Before leaving for Iqaluit, she came to visit us aboard Vagabond this morning.
She is representing the Queen for Nunavut.

Another recent highlight: slide-show after the special one-week trip organized
for 12 students from Umimmaq school (muskox in Inuktitut, the symbol of Grise
Fiord), to Ottawa, the capital of the country, very difficult to access
because of the cost of airline tickets. Many funds won by the teacher in
charge were supplemented by revenue from brunches, various sales and raffles,
organized in the village during the winter.